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More copies of this ISBN:Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhoodby Naomi Wolf
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Veteran culture warrior and author of the bestselling Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf debunks myths and defies expectations as she addresses the reality of contemporary maternity through her own experiences with passionate critique and unrelenting honesty.
Motherhood turned out to be Wolf's toughest fight of the gender wars. During her first pregancy, hormones eroded her independence, and ultrasound tested her commitment to abortion rights. The weeks after her daughter's birth taught her how inevitably society, employers, and even husbands, manipulate new mothers. In Misconceptions, Naomi Wolf demythologizes motherhood and stakes out feminist battlegrounds. She exposes the lack of compassion within the OB/GYN establishment; America's shockingly high rates of postpartum depression; the total inadequacy of a twelve-week, unpaid maternity leave. Misconceptions speaks to anyone connected — personally, medically, or professionally — to a new mother. Review:"Thankfully, Wolf offers a few rays of hope by unveiling some women's positive experiences with emerging alternative-childbirth options. Expect controversy but also expect demand." Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist Review:"This work is so unoriginal in its social critique and so limited in its portrayal of the hardships endured by mothers and children and families in this country that it comes across as a weirdly out-of-touch bid for personal attention rather than a genuine expose. It is likely to alienate all but the newest and most sheltered mothers." Publishers Weekly Review:"Misconceptions documents a...subtle psychological journey....Wolf?s description of her own anguish and uncertainty can be as nuanced as good fiction." The New York Times Book Review Review:"Essential reading." Elle Review:"The most shocking element of Wolf's memoir of her pregnancy is how little this professional feminist knows about the conditions of most women's lives....Perhaps despite its intent, the book demonstrates the limits of yuppie feminism by charting Wolf's slow recognition that even her lifelong privilege cannot mitigate the systemic cultural and economic devaluation of motherhood." Stephanie Foote, Book Magazine Review:"Women like Wolf — independent, educated, and convinced of their uniqueness — who are facing pregnancy and motherhood, will find this information compelling, even a little frightening, but closer to the truth than most of the sugar-coated advice books for expectant mothers." Kirkus Reviews Review:"By laying bare one truth after the next — emotional, spiritual, psychological, pragmatic — this invaluable book gives women and their partners the information they so desperately need to make it through intact." Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon Review:"Combines intimate experience and expose reporting....Everyone who is giving birth or getting health care should read this book." Gloria Steinem Synopsis:In The Beauty Myth the fearless Naomi Wolf revolutionized the way we think about beauty. In Misconceptions, she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitment to abortion rights, and the keepers of the OB/GYN establishment lacked compassion. The weeks after her first daughter's birth taught her how society, employers, and even husbands can manipulate new mothers. She had bewildering post partum depression, but learned that a surprisingly high.percentage of women experience it. Wolf's courageous willingness to talk about the unexpected difficulties of childbirth will help every woman become a more knowledgeable planner of her pregnancy and better prepare her for the challenges of balancing a career, freedom, and a growing family. Invaluable in its advice to parents, Misconceptions speaks to anyone connected-personally, medically, or professionally-to a new mother.
Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-327) and index.
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